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Microsoft Adds Post-Quantum Cryptography to an OpenVPN Fork

Microsoft has recently published an interesting open source project called "PQCrypto-VPN" that implements post-quantum cryptography (PQC) with OpenVPN. This project is being developed by the Microsoft Research Security and Cryptography group as part of their research into post-quantum cryptography.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 04, 2018
- 05:03 PM
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ProtonMail Launches Free ProtonVPN VPN Service For Macs

The creators of the encrypted email service, ProtonMail, have released a free version of their ProtonVPN VPN software for macOS. Even though the free version does not contain the full features that you would come to expect from a paid VPN service it is more than capable of obfuscating IP addresses and your location.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 30, 2018
- 06:31 PM
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Russia Blocks 50 VPNs and Proxy Services Providing Access to Telegram

Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, blocked last week, on Thursday, May 3, 2018, access to over 50 VPN and proxy services.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 06, 2018
- 04:10 PM
- 1
Some Chrome VPN Extensions Leak DNS Queries

Browser VPN extensions for Google Chrome may be leaking DNS queries to external observers thanks to a Chrome feature called DNS prefetching.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 03, 2018
- 10:30 AM
- 1
Many VPN Providers Leak Customer's IP Address via WebRTC Bug

Around 20% of today's top VPN solutions are leaking the customer's IP address via a WebRTC bug known since January 2015, and which apparently some VPN providers have never heard of.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 28, 2018
- 09:53 AM
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Hackers Pounce on Cisco ASA Flaw (CVE-2018-0101)

Five days after details about a vulnerability in Cisco ASA software became public, hackers have now started exploiting this bug in the wild against Cisco ASA devices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 08, 2018
- 12:03 PM
- 1
Cisco Fixes Remote Code Execution Bug Rated 10 Out of 10 on Severity Scale

Cisco has released software patches that fix a major vulnerability affecting Cisco devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 30, 2018
- 12:15 AM
- 1
Chinese Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Running VPN Service

Chinese authorities have sentenced a local man named Wu Xiangyang to five years and six months in prison for running an unsanctioned VPN service.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 23, 2017
- 02:00 AM
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Holiday Deal: Protect Your Privacy with a PureVPN 3 Year Subscription for $69

For the holidays, we have a great deal for those who want privacy while using the Internet. From now till January 5th, you can get a 3 year subscription to PureVPN for only $69. This is 81% off the normal list price of $358.20 and comes out to $1.91 per month.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- December 21, 2017
- 09:00 AM
- 1
Fortinet VPN Client Exposes VPN Creds, Palo Alto Firewalls Allow Remote Attacks

It's been a bad week for two of the world's biggest vendors of enterprise hardware and software — Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks. Both companies fixed security issues this week affecting some of their most popular products, with some bugs being quite intrusive and dangerous.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 14, 2017
- 08:50 AM
- 0
Cyber Monday VPN Deals & Promos Roundup

Cyber Monday is here and we have a roundup of some of the best VPN promotions currently being offered.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 27, 2017
- 07:13 PM
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The Best Cyber Monday Antivirus, VPN, and Computer Security Deals

Below are the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday antivirus, VPN, and computer security deals being offered for the holiday. These promotions have deep discounts from various antivirus companies and deals on VPNs, Pastebin, and even Shodan!
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 22, 2017
- 04:33 PM
- 6
DUHK Crypto Attack Recovers Encryption Keys, Exposes VPN Connections, More

After last week we had the KRACK and ROCA cryptographic attacks, this week has gotten off to a similarly "great" start with the publication of a new crypto attack known as DUHK (Don't Use Hard-coded Keys)
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24, 2017
- 07:18 AM
- 4
Cyberstalking Suspect Arrested After VPN Providers Shared Logs With the FBI

VPN providers often advertise their products as a method of surfing the web anonymously, claiming they never store logs of user activity, but a recent criminal case shows that at least some, do store user activity logs.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 07, 2017
- 08:55 AM
- 10
Chinese Man Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison for Selling VPN Software

Chinese authorities have sentenced a young man to nine months in prison for setting up a website for selling VPN software to Chinese users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 05, 2017
- 12:30 AM
- 1
VPN Provider Accused of Sharing Customer Traffic With Online Advertisers

On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 08, 2017
- 09:15 AM
- 1
Russia Passes Bill Banning Proxies, Tor, and VPNs

A bill that bans the use of proxies, Tor, and VPNs passed the Russian government's two legislative bodies and has now reached the desk of President Vladimir Putin, who can now sign it into law just by a stroke of his quill.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 26, 2017
- 12:15 AM
- 4
Android VPN Apps Caught Intercepting Traffic, Failing to Encrypt

New research released this week reveals that a large chunk of today Android VPN clients are a serious security and privacy risk, with some clients failing to encrypt traffic, and some even injecting ads in a customer's browsing experience.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 26, 2017
- 05:06 AM
- 6
Turkey Partially Blocks Access to Tor and Some VPNs

Direct access to the Tor network and some high-profile VPN services have been blocked in Turkey, reports TurkeyBlocks, a service that keeps track of websites and services banned in the country.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 19, 2016
- 04:51 AM
- 4
Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security

OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 08, 2016
- 04:05 AM
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